The kanji 尼 primarily means "nun" or "Buddhist nun." It refers to a female member of a monastic order. It implies someone who has renounced worldly life and is dedicated to religious practice, often within a Buddhist context.

・On-yomi (音読み): ni（ニ） ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): None, as the meaning is primarily conveyed by the on-yomi reading.

⚫︎ 尼僧（ni-sou） Translation: Nun; Buddhist nun. ⚫︎ 尼寺（ama-dera） Translation: Nunnery; a Buddhist temple for nuns. ⚫︎ 比丘尼（bikuni） Translation: Bhikkhuni; a Buddhist nun (this term is a loanword from Sanskrit/Pali).

The kanji 尼 is a pictophonetic character. The left part, radical "女" (onna) signifies "woman" or "female". The right part is a phonetic component, 尼 itself, which has the sound "ni." Originally, the character represented a woman, particularly one of low status or a servant. Later, it became specifically associated with Buddhist nuns.